Tolkien Calendar 2023

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The seven weekdays of the Shire Calendar (at the time of the War of the Ring) were Sterday, Sunday, Monday, Trewsday, Hevensday (or Hensday), Mersday, and Highday. The last day of the week, Highday, was the chief day, a post-noon holiday and time for evening feasts. a b Perschon, Mike (21 December 2012). "The Annotated Sword of Shannara: Tolkien Lite, and That's Alright!". Archived from the original on 13 July 2015 . Retrieved 24 November 2023. If you wish to see a much wider selection of Tolkien calendars from all over the world then you should visit The Compleat Gyde to Tolkien Calendars.

Featuring 12 full-color paintings of scenes from across the Three Ages of Middle-earth, some of which are unique to this calendar, a new generation of artists explores Tolkien’s creation with greater depth than ever before. Featuring the work of Emily Austin, Jenny Dolfen, Spiros Gelekas, Justin Gerard, Donato Giancola and Kip Rasmussen, this year’s calendar features a variety of different artistic styles. It is also a celebration of the remarkable influence Tolkien has had on artists around the world, inspiring a creative legacy that has endured across the generations. The Yuledays were the days that mark the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one, so 2 Yule was the first day of the year. The Lithedays (referred to as the Summerdays in Bree) are the three days in the middle of the year, 1 Lithe, Mid-year's Day, and 2 Lithe. In leap years (every fourth year except centennial years) a day was added after Mid-year's Day called Overlithe. All these days were placed outside of any month. These days were primarily holidays and feast days. Mid-year's Day is meant to correspond to the summer solstice, being approximately 10 days earlier than the middle day of our year. [2] Days of the week [ edit | edit source ] The J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1996 was the official Tolkien calendar published by HarperCollins on 10 July 1995. It features art by Ted Nasmith based on The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. If year X is the second year after a leap year, you can reuse its calendar in years X+11, X+17, and X+28. The year ( loa) begins on March 21st. That day is called Yestare. The next day begins the season of tuile. Tuil'e ends on May 14th. Laire begins on May 15th and ends on July 25th. Yavie begins on July 26th and ends on September 17th. The next three days are the enderi (September 18th, 19th, and 20th). Quelle begins on September 21st and ends on November 13th. Then Hrive starts on the 14th. It ends on January 24th. Coire begins on January 25th and ends on March 19th. The next day is Mettare. These dates only work until the enderi have been doubled. Once every twelve years the elves would double the enderi to replace having a leap year.The official Tolkien calendar, this year containing 13 stunning paintings inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s THE FALL OF NÚMENOR. Featuring breathtaking artwork by Alan Lee, with two new pieces unique to this calendar. The Tolkien Calendar 2022 was the official Tolkien calendar published by HarperCollins on 10 August 2021. It features art by Ted Nasmith depicting scenes from The Silmarillion. Other calendars, such as that of 2023, presented artworks by multiple artists working in diverse styles, including Jenny Dolfen and Donato Giancola. [15]

The supply of Tolkien's own illustrations had been exhausted, but Ralph Bakshi's animated adaption of LotR came to the rescue and another calendar featuring stills from the film was produced for 1980. After this there was another a break until Rayner Unwin managed to persuade the Tolkien Estate to give their consent to use illustrations by other artists for further calendars. The official Tolkien calendar, this year containing 13 stunning paintings inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fall of Númenor. Featuring breathtaking artwork by Alan Lee, with two new pieces unique to this calendar. The Hobbit names of the months came from names used in Anduin in antiquity, and their meanings were often obscure or forgotten. They were: One innovation introduced by the Shire-hobbits was the Shire-reform (also eventually adopted in the Bree Calendar). In the time of Thain Isengrim II they arranged that Mid-year’s Day (and the Overlithe) would not have a weekday name, which stopped the shifting of weekday names in relation to dates. This change made the first day of the year always correspond to the first day of the week, and the last day of the year always correspond to the last day of the week. Over time, since the same date in any year had the same weekday name as in any other year, the Shire-folk ceased to record the weekday in letters and diaries. Since no month began on a Friday this arrangement also birthed a jesting idiom in the Shire: "On Friday the first" referred to a non-existent day or one on which impossible things would occur (the full expression was "on Friday the first of Summerfilth"). [2] Months of the year and special days [ edit | edit source ] The official Tolkien calendar, this year containing twelve stunning paintings inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion. Featuring breathtaking artwork by Ted Nasmith, with new and lesser known pieces unique to this calendar.

J.R.R.Tolkien calendars from 1973 till 1979

Tim and Greg Hildebrandt, usually called the Brothers Hildebrandt, became well known for their Tolkien Calendars, which appeared from 1976 until Tim's death in 2006. [4] The illustrator John Howe said he got "a real spark" from the Hildebrandts' calendars, as they showed him that Tolkien's novels could be illustrated. [5] Illustration of the Fellowship of the Ring by the Brothers Hildebrandt for the 1976 Tolkien Calendar. Their approach to the challenge of illustrating Tolkien prompted John Howe to become a Middle-earth artist. [5] The Mid-year's Day and, when present, Overlithe had no weekday assignments. This arrangement was used because it caused every day to have the same weekday designation from year to year (instead of changing as in the Gregorian calendar). The Shire calendar's year was divided into 12 months of 30 days. Five additional days were added to create a 365-day year.